Meet Dr. Erica Tourula: Bringing Heat Stress Research to the Field
From military research in extreme heat to early mornings on construction sites, Dr. Erica Tourula has spent much of her career studying how the human body responds to physically demanding work. Now at VigiLife, she’s putting that research to work in a different way: helping frontline workers and safety teams use SafeGuard to better understand […]
VigiLife Expands Work with U.S. Department of the Interior with Contract to Support Wildland Firefighter Exposure Monitoring
VigiLife has executed a contract with the U.S. Department of the Interior to expand the occupational exposure data collection involving wildland firefighters and continue evaluating how SafeGuard® can align with the technical, operational, privacy, and security requirements of a centralized exposure-monitoring capability. Why Wildland Firefighter Exposure Monitoring Matters The work begins during the demanding 2026 wildfire season. By July 31, national wildfire activity had exceeded the 10-year averages for […]